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DIY Your Perfect Beast With Man-Made Monster Horror!

All monsters are made in some way. Vampires, zombies, and werewolves might turn the unsuspecting human with their bite, but some are born as a result of a simple (made-up) formula. If the PowerPuff Girls were made of sugar, spice, and everything nice, some monsters might be made of rotten eggs, copious amounts of salt...

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Let’s Monster Mash! Twirling Through the Terrifying World of Monster Horror

I grew up when movie rental stores were still a thing. At my local store, there was a glass divider at the checkout that separated customers from the wall of horror movies behind them. As my mother...

Formulating Speculative Poetry: A Talk With Bob McAfee

During every submission window, Jerome and the editorial flock scour the woods for the tastiest and shiniest speculative fiction we can find. Time and time again, you, our wonderful dreamers, have...

Volume Two Nightmare Issue: Abyss

Sink Into the Depths Famished creatures lurk in the darkest currents of the sea, and it’s time to feed them. Starting January 1st, the Snoozine flock will begin stocking our submersible, The USS...

It’s Getting Hot in Herre, so Let’s Write Climate Fiction

Chicken Little said the sky is falling. My fourth-grade science teacher said it had a hole in it, and unlike the quilts my region is so keen on, this hole couldn’t be patched with cute floral cotton...

On Your Feet, Soldier! Military Science Fiction, Coming in Hot!

I’ve already mentioned in previous blogs that I am a total sucker for tabletop wargaming, and I absolutely love a good sci-fi battle. Dropzone Commander represents so much of what I love about this...

Grab your Tea and Blankets: We’re getting cozy!

Is there anything better than nestling up by the window with a hot beverage in one hand and a good book in the other? For some, there might be, but for others, this cozy feeling is as good as it gets...

Let it Go! How to Really Receive Feedback

Pain. Suffering. Disillusionment. Here’s a piece of candy! Doom.  Receiving feedback can be a lot like an intense deep-tissue massage. Nearly every moment of attention can make authors want to...

Whimsical, Dark, and Utterly Enchanting: Frightful Fairytales

Ever wonder what might be lurking in the forest behind Sleeping Beauty’s palace, or what those magic woods really have in store for Hansel and Gretel? Fairytale horror mingles the whimsies of magical...

The Violent, the Bleak, and the Ugly: Welcome to Grimdark

Okay, nerd moment. I have spent so much of my life lost in this subgenre. Since high school I’ve been a massive fan of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and countless weekends have been spent painting...